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Man Gored by Bull While On the Job Won't Receive Coverage
July 21, 2021 | Historical Lit Watch
CW: Attempted Suicide. The Wisconsin Supreme Court found that a man who was gored by a bull while working in his employer's livestock yard will not receive coverage.
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Policyholder Wins Due to New York's Broad Defense Obligation
July 13, 2021 | Historical Lit Watch
Found in favor of a policyholder in a case that reaffirms an insurer's broad defense obligation, holding that an insurer could not evade coverage on the grounds that the insureds were not acting in an insured capacity.
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Insurer Wins in First Appellate Business Interruption Suit
July 07, 2021 | Historical Lit Watch
So far, Iowa state and federal courts have uniformly determined that the COVID-19 pandemic and related government-imposed restrictions do not constitute a direct physical loss.
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Insurer Must Defend Off Premises Golf Cart Accident
July 02, 2021 | Historical Lit Watch
An insurer must defend a horse farm and equestrian center in a golf cart accident that occurred off of the insured premises.
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Insurer Must Cover Whole Asbestos Settlement with Defunct Company
June 28, 2021 | Historical Lit Watch
In a decision of first impression, the New York Supreme Court has found that victims who had been exposed to asbestos-containing products that were manufactured…
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Superior Court of New Jersey: Statute Binds Lawyer, Not Insurer
June 17, 2021 | Historical Lit Watch
Whose responsibility is it to comply with professional liability statutory requirements, the attorney or the insurer providing the professional liability policy?
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Nevada Law Makes Insurance Breed Bans Illegal
June 14, 2021 | Discussion|Historical Lit Watch
The new law will soon prohibit insurers from charging higher premiums or denying coverage based solely on a dog's breed.
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Fianceé Death Benefits Reversed by Appeals Court
June 03, 2021 | Historical Lit Watch
According to the case brief filed, the couple had been living together since 2013 and in their minds, considered themselves to be "married" at the point when they moved in together.
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SC Supreme Rules for Insurers on Hotly-Contested ACV Issue
May 31, 2021 | Historical Lit Watch
South Carolina Supreme Court rules that insurers can factor labor costs depreciation into actual cash value offers to insureds.
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Illinois Supreme Court: Must Insurer Defend Salon in Biometrics Case?
May 24, 2021 | Historical Lit Watch
The salon only shared the biometric information with a single third party.
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8th Circuit: If an Insurance Policy Seems Unclear, It Is.
May 16, 2021 | Historical Lit Watch
At issue here was whether the D&O policy required the insurer to indemnify and defend a company and its chief executive officer against claims brought by investors.
